News for September 2015
09.09.2015 Former political prisoner Statkevich still eager to hold his electoral picket and treats police intimidation with irony
The former political prisoner told “Nasha Niva” that on September 8 he was summonsed for a “talk” to the Main Police Department of the Minsk City Executive Committee. The reason was that he intended to hold a picket in the center of Minsk (near HUM department store) on September 10 do demand free elections.
08.09.2015 Aliaksei Mikhalevich detained on Belarusian border and released under “non-leave recognizance” (updated)
As learned by the Human Rights Center “Viasna”, this morning a former presidential candidate in 2010, Aliaksei Mikhalevich, has been detained while crossing the border by train Vilnius-Minsk.
08.09.2015 Zhana Ptsishkina cannot get acquainted with resolution of Prosecutor General's Office regarding son's death
The mother of Ihar Ptsichkin, who died in prison in Valadarski Street in Minsk on August 4, 2013, has been seeking justice for a long time already, trying to establish the circumstances of the death of her son and bring to justice those guilty of the tragedy.
08.09.2015 KGB pressurizes participants of Aliaksandr Charkashyn's funeral at work
As reported by a member of the Belarusian Christian Democracy, deputy of the Pieršamajsk Rural Executive Committee Valery Bilibukha, KGB officers phoned to the Ivacevičy Forestry and asked why he had been absent from work on September 3. That day, however, he took an unpaid leave.
08.09.2015 Hrodna Regional Election Commission won't work because of sitting of Eurasian Inter-governmental Council
The information that the Hrodna Regional Election Commission won't work on September 8, was published at the official website of the Hrodna Regional Executive Committee.
08.09.2015 Detention of protesters near Palace of Independence
In the afternoon on September 7, the real estate investors, who were defrauded by the developer Ltd. Valyń held another picket.
08.09.2015 Tajik opposition activist Shabnam Khudoydodova, detained in Brest, is still in jail
This was reported by human rights activist Raman Kisliak, who reminded that the citizen of Tajikistan had been detained at the central railway station of Brest during the border control, while going to Poland.
08.09.2015 Are obliged persons second-class citizens?
The list of the limitation of the rights of so-called “obliged persons” – those who are obliged to reimburse the costs of upbringing of their children in certain cases (if the children are taken from them on decision of the Commission on Juvenile Affairs without deprivation of parental rights; deprivation of parental rights; their placement in activity-therapy centers, remand prisons) is quite extensive.
08.09.2015 What restrictions can be imposed on former political prisoners
After the release of six political prisoners there have been voiced many opinions as to which restrictions that may be imposed on them, since they all have outstanding convictions. Here we offer an explanation, given by the lawyer Pavel Sapelka for the website palitviazni.info.
08.09.2015 Aliaksandr Alesin remains suspect in espionage case
Despite the release of political prisoners, a criminal case against a famous Belarusian journalist hasn't been closed. He is advised to wait for Lukashenka's decree.
07.09.2015 Analytical weekly report on the results of weekly observation: August 31 - September 6
Observation of the election of the President of Belarus is carried out by activists of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center "Viasna" in the framework of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections".
07.09.2015 Baranavičy: human rights activist files appeal against early campaigning for the incumbent
September 5, human rights activist Siarhei Housha filed an appeal to the Central Election Commission regarding the campaigning in support of Aliaksandr Lukashenka before the official registration of candidates for presidency.
07.09.2015 Residents of Horki protest against construction of garages near memorial
Residents of Horki protest against the construction of garages near the memorial "Grieving Mother", where executions of civilians and prisoners of war were conducted during the Second World War.
07.09.2015 Brest region: all signatures for nomination of Viktar Tsiareshchanka are declared invalid
Brest Regional Election Commission was the last REC to sum up the results of the collection of signatures in support of the nomination of candidacies for the upcoming presidential elections.
07.09.2015 Sluck District Executive Committee makes secret of documents on formation of PECs
An independent observer, representatives of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee Vital Amialkovich, received an reply to his request to familiarize with the documents of the candidates, nominated to the precinct election commissions, only in nine days.
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